RLGN 105 MIDTERM DR. MATTHEWS
Opinion - Answer -Any belief or conclusion about reality that is not based on absolute
or indisputable knowledge, but rather seems valid or probable to the one who holds it.
Argument - Answer -In the formal sense, it is offering evidence to demonstrate the
reasonableness of, and thus persuades others to accept, an opinion or conclusion one
holds.
Law of Non-Contradiction - Answer -The basic law of logic that states if one's statement
is true, it's opposition positional statement is false.
Worldview - Answer -The overall perspective from which ones sees and interprets the
world
Relative truth - Answer -Truth that is true at only one time and at one place. It's true to
so,e people and not to others. It's true now but it may not heave been true in the past
and it may not end again in the future. It's subject to change. It is also subject to the
perspective of people.
Absolute truth - Answer -Whatever is true at one time and at one place is true at all
times and at all places. What is true for one person is true for all persons. Truth is true
whether we become it or not. Truth is discovered or it is revealed. It is not invented by a
culture or by religious men.
Theism - Answer -Belief in God or a god
Atheism - Answer -Belief in no god/God
Theocentric - Answer -God is the center focus
Syncretism - Answer -the combination of different forms of beliefs or practices
Anthropocentric - Answer -Man is the central focus
5 days to make it up.
Go to tutoring and testing center in demos 1080C. Have a request excused absence
form sign by prof to take test. Makes an appointment to retake test within 5 days.
Unexcused = automatic 11% reduction - Answer -What do you do if you miss a test?
2 test.
15 quizzes.
3 papers. - Answer -How many test and quizzes
, If missed class or top hat code must get a request for an excused absence form found
in blackboard course documents. - Answer -attendance and late policy
1st week 10% reduction,
2nd week 20% reduction,
3rd week no longer accepted - Answer -Late assignment policy
They constantly EVALUATE THEIR OWN attitudes, values and opinions.
They understand that having A RIGHT to an OPINION does not mean every opinion is
RIGHT, including their own.
They do not PRETEND to know what they DO NOT know.
They do not blindly ADHERE TO TRADITION.
They RESIST, and REFUSE to use MANIPULATION.
They seek CLARIFICATION of TERMS.
They EXPLORE the MANY SIDES of an issue.
They base their opinion and judgements on EVIDENCE.
They are EAGER to LEARN from experiences of others.
They look for COMMON LOGICAL FALLACIES in arguments.
They AVOID BARRIERS that impede CRITICAL THINKING. - Answer -Characteristics
of a critical thinker
Logical fallacies - Answer -The use of faulty argumentation. In rhetoric, a fallacy is
simply any error, whether intentional or unintentional in reasoning. Think of them S the
counterfeits of arguments.
Oversimplification,
Hasty conclusion,
Over generalization,
False analogies,
Slippery slope,
Sweeping generalization,
Ad hominem,
Appeal to false authority,
Appeal to ignorance,
Bandwagon,
Is/ought naturalistic fallacy,
Selected perception,
False dilemma,
Red herring,
Straw man. - Answer -Logical fallacies examples
Oversimplification - Answer -Concluding that an effect has only one cause when it is
really the result of multiple causes
Hasty conclusion - Answer -Making a judgement in the basis of one or even a few
samples
Opinion - Answer -Any belief or conclusion about reality that is not based on absolute
or indisputable knowledge, but rather seems valid or probable to the one who holds it.
Argument - Answer -In the formal sense, it is offering evidence to demonstrate the
reasonableness of, and thus persuades others to accept, an opinion or conclusion one
holds.
Law of Non-Contradiction - Answer -The basic law of logic that states if one's statement
is true, it's opposition positional statement is false.
Worldview - Answer -The overall perspective from which ones sees and interprets the
world
Relative truth - Answer -Truth that is true at only one time and at one place. It's true to
so,e people and not to others. It's true now but it may not heave been true in the past
and it may not end again in the future. It's subject to change. It is also subject to the
perspective of people.
Absolute truth - Answer -Whatever is true at one time and at one place is true at all
times and at all places. What is true for one person is true for all persons. Truth is true
whether we become it or not. Truth is discovered or it is revealed. It is not invented by a
culture or by religious men.
Theism - Answer -Belief in God or a god
Atheism - Answer -Belief in no god/God
Theocentric - Answer -God is the center focus
Syncretism - Answer -the combination of different forms of beliefs or practices
Anthropocentric - Answer -Man is the central focus
5 days to make it up.
Go to tutoring and testing center in demos 1080C. Have a request excused absence
form sign by prof to take test. Makes an appointment to retake test within 5 days.
Unexcused = automatic 11% reduction - Answer -What do you do if you miss a test?
2 test.
15 quizzes.
3 papers. - Answer -How many test and quizzes
, If missed class or top hat code must get a request for an excused absence form found
in blackboard course documents. - Answer -attendance and late policy
1st week 10% reduction,
2nd week 20% reduction,
3rd week no longer accepted - Answer -Late assignment policy
They constantly EVALUATE THEIR OWN attitudes, values and opinions.
They understand that having A RIGHT to an OPINION does not mean every opinion is
RIGHT, including their own.
They do not PRETEND to know what they DO NOT know.
They do not blindly ADHERE TO TRADITION.
They RESIST, and REFUSE to use MANIPULATION.
They seek CLARIFICATION of TERMS.
They EXPLORE the MANY SIDES of an issue.
They base their opinion and judgements on EVIDENCE.
They are EAGER to LEARN from experiences of others.
They look for COMMON LOGICAL FALLACIES in arguments.
They AVOID BARRIERS that impede CRITICAL THINKING. - Answer -Characteristics
of a critical thinker
Logical fallacies - Answer -The use of faulty argumentation. In rhetoric, a fallacy is
simply any error, whether intentional or unintentional in reasoning. Think of them S the
counterfeits of arguments.
Oversimplification,
Hasty conclusion,
Over generalization,
False analogies,
Slippery slope,
Sweeping generalization,
Ad hominem,
Appeal to false authority,
Appeal to ignorance,
Bandwagon,
Is/ought naturalistic fallacy,
Selected perception,
False dilemma,
Red herring,
Straw man. - Answer -Logical fallacies examples
Oversimplification - Answer -Concluding that an effect has only one cause when it is
really the result of multiple causes
Hasty conclusion - Answer -Making a judgement in the basis of one or even a few
samples
